The Saint Vincent College women's basketball team traveled to Center Valley, Pa. to face #11 DeSales University. The Bearcats fell to the Bulldogs by the final of 76-60.

DeSales opened the game by scoring the first four points before Saint Vincent got on the board thanks to a Paige Montrose layup. The Bearcats claimed their first lead (6-5) with 7:34 on the clock. The Bulldogs regained the lead on the next bucket but a 6-0 run gave SVC the advantage, 12-7.

Saint Vincent held the until the 2:14 mark in the first when the hosts made a layup to go ahead, 17-16. DeSales closed the period by scoring the final seven points and led 22-16 going into the second.

The Bearcats began the second on a 10-2 run including two three-pointers made by Jenna Lafko to give SVC a 26-24 lead with 7:06 on the clock. Both teams then went two-plus minutes without a make before the Bulldogs tied the game at 26. DeSales closed out the quarter and the half on a 11-0 run to hold a 35-26 advantage.

DeSales opened the second half by scoring eight of the first 10 points to increase its lead to 15 (43-28). Saint Vincent tried to cut the deficit but the Bulldogs held the double-digit advantage and led 60-40 after the horn sounded in the third.

In the final period, the Bearcats outscored DeSales but were not able to close deficit and ultimately fell by the 16-point difference. With the loss, Saint Vincent falls to 5-2 while DeSales improves to 7-1.

The Bearcats were led by Montrose and Madison Kollar as they both scored 12 points. SVC was out-rebounded 41-39 and outscored 32-9 on points off turnovers. 

Saint Vincent returns to the Robert S. Carey Center as it will host the SVC Women's Basketball Classic over December 19-20. The Bearcats will face the College of Brockport on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.